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City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 City Council Information: 360.753.8244 Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:45 AM LOTT Board Room, 500 Adams Street NE Special Meeting - Council Annual Retreat 1. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Mayor Cheryl Selby, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jessica Bateman, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Clark Gilman, Councilmember Lisa Parshley and Councilmember Renata Rollins 2. BUSINESS ITEM 2.A 18-0038 2018 City Council Retreat Facilitator Nancy Campbell welcomed Councilmembers and gave a brief overview of the work completed the day before. Assistant City Manager Jay Burney discussed Priorities, Performance and Investment: Making Our Comprehensive Plan Vision a Reality. In his presentation, he put 2018 priorities from the Comprehensive Plan into focus areas and measures developed for each area. He noted initial measures will change over time, but the goal is to see if the right questions are being asked the right way and to identify the right metrics. The focus areas are Community Safety and Health; Downtown; Economy; Environment and Neighborhoods. Councilmembers considered the following questions: · Are the 2018 priorities clear? · Are these the right priorities? · What would success in 2018 look like? · What would you like the legacy of this Council to be for the City of Olympia? Councilmembers discussed roles and responsibilities as Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Council advisory committee liaisons, and inter-jurisdictional representatives, as well as the role of staff, and partners/stakeholders. Councilmembers reviewed committee assignments and assigned delegates and alternates. The discussion was completed. City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes January 13, 2018 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2